Florida

This week I am in Florida for the 5th Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting .  Held every two years or so, it brings together industry, regulators and vendors to discuss the issues around fake drugs and countermeasures. Unlike the last two events, I'm not presenting or exhibiting this time, so I'll have chance to stand back and take in the mood of the industry.

Florida is the setting for Katherine Eban's expose of the fake drug scandals in "Dangerous Doses" (well worth a read if you havent done so) so it's fitting that we are here.  After the stasis of the last few years, I hope that we will have something to report other than earnest hopes this time.  The drug industry and western governments have dragged their heels for far too long on the issue of drug supply chain safety.  Things are now starting to move, but its time we got on with it.